noun
Gussie
noun
1
(dated slang) A weak, overly fussy, or effeminate man.
"They mocked him as a gussie for refusing to get his hands dirty."
2
(dialect) A pig.
"The farmer called the gussies in for feeding at dusk."
How to Use Gussie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOld-fashioned slang for an unmanly man, or, in some dialects, a pig.
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This word is dated and rarely used today — you are more likely to meet it as a nickname than as slang.
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Gussies plural, gussies plural
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Etymology
Originally a pet form of the given names Augustus and Augusta; the slang senses developed separately in regional and informal use.